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You are cordially invited to the Whatcom Family & Community Network's 2020 Ken Gass Community Builder Awards. The event will be premiered virtually on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Each year WFCN accepts nominations for community groups, youth, adults, and businesses that our Board, staff, and partners have noticed doing special work in our community to link people and resources together so that our children and families thrive. This year there is a stunning list of recipients who build community -- helping us be stronger together. See the list of honorees below.

We deeply appreciate the caring and value that these individuals and organizations bring to our community. This year's honorees include:

Ken Gass Community Builder Award Recipients

• Sandi Heinrich 
• Noah Williams
• Rebecca Cayen 
• Communities-in-Schools Whatcom/Skagit
• Joel Zamora 
• Kaatri Jones 
• Betsy Freeman
• Generations Forward Policy Advocacy & Funding and Family Council
• Janne Sleeper 
• Rebecca Vigoren
• Emerson McCuin 
• Alvaro Vicente 
• Char Waller
• Chris Mellick 
• Amy Margolis 
• Bellingham Public Schools Educational Technology Coaches
• Michelle Goldman
• Masa DeLara
• Heather Jefferson 
• Julie Mauermann 
• DVSAS Teen Advocacy Team
• Ann Marie Read
• Lara Welker
• Thom Barthlemess
• Marie Eaton
• Sylvia Tag
• Laura Plaut
• Emily O'Connor

Geof Morgan Legacy Award Winner

    Ann Marie Read

The WFCN Board of Directors and Staff would love to have you join us to honor and recognize their contributions.  To learn more about these awards and see past honorees, please visit our website at www.wfcn.org

See you there!